Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 633: War in Korea (3)

The Battle of Pyongyang was on and off, unlike the Battle of Tieling, which was one-sided. The Ming army units gathered in Pyongyang City, built a defense line around Pyongyang, and dug tunnels. Although during this period, they continued to shell the Jianlu who were guarding Pyongyang, the reality was that The siege basically did not start.

The war on the Korean border is far more complicated than what appears on the surface.

Outside Pyongyang, the Ming army is stationed.

"Da da da……"

The alternating sound of horse hooves sounded from time to time throughout the Ming army's garrison, and the commander's tent where the Chinese army was located had many people coming in and out.

In the handsome tent.

Sun Chengzong, who was wearing armor and carrying a sword, stared at the map hanging in front of him. The situation in North Korea was clear. If he wanted to successfully fight the war to aid North Korea and resist the Japanese invaders, he must fully grasp the situation in North Korea.

"Principal Assistant, considering the current situation, our army must not only be on guard against the rebels who are occupying the Korean territory, but also take good care of the civil unrest in Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Chungcheong, Gyeongsang, Jeolla and other provinces under the jurisdiction of North Korea."

Mao Wenlong, who was standing nearby, stared at the map in front of him with a serious expression, "Especially Huanghai Road, which is adjacent to Ping'an Road. According to military information urgently received from many stations, civil unrest and banditry are rampant under the rule of this road. If it is not If these hidden dangers are solved, once our army's logistics supplies are threatened, it will probably affect the battle situation on the front line. "

"That's definitely something to consider."

Sun Chengzong said in a low voice.

"How did Li Huan become the king of Korea?"

Mao Wenlong felt a little irritable, frowned and shouted: "No matter how incompetent people are, they cannot govern North Korea like this. When the Japanese invaders invade North Korea, the local people in North Korea should work together to fight against foreign enemies. But North Korea The territory is fine, but Ping'an Road and Xianjing Road are in chaos, as are all other roads."

"North Korea has eight jurisdictions, and each of them has jurisdiction over the Daduhufu, Mu, Duhufu, prefectures, and counties. There is no place above that is safe!!"

Regarding Mao Wenlong's complaints, Sun Chengzong didn't say much else. Although Sun Chengzong knew that it was not good to discuss the King of Joseon in private like this, in his heart, Sun Chengzong also had many opinions about the King of Joseon Li Hui.

Before leading the troops to North Korea to participate in the war, although Sun Chengzong knew some actual conditions in North Korea and was also aware of the situation in North Korea, what should he say?

seeing is believing.

This group of people headed by Sun Chengzong, especially Liang Zhiyuan, who was familiar with Korean affairs, all underestimated the brutal rule of the Korean royal family! !

In particular, many people in North Korea's officialdom, including the so-called wealthy families in various places, participated in the disputes between North Korea and China. This also led to official corruption, land annexation, class conflicts and other situations in North Korea that were far worse than those in the Ming Dynasty.

"When it comes to these things, they are inextricably linked to the King of Joseon."

Liang Zhiyuan, who had been silent all this time, now said: "Through this period of understanding, I have a clear understanding of the situation in North Korea. The King of North Korea lived extravagantly and indulged in Jin Shang Palace, and this Jin Shang Palace, through the King of North Korea, Although he was favored by the emperor, he also interfered with the imperial court, and his relationship with Li Erzhan and others is unclear. "

"Li Erzhan, Liu Xifen, Park Chengzong, etc. who are in the government are fighting with each other. This also reflects the fierce party struggle between Dabei and Xiaobei. This is not counting other factions. This is the case in the capital of North Korea, which makes the place look more It was chaotic, especially when I heard that there was a person in the opposition who was deeply trusted by the King of Korea. "

"Under such chaos, the situation in North Korea has always been in turmoil. This time, the Jianlu invaded, causing all these conflicts to break out. Even if the Jianlu did not invade, if there were several conflicts in North Korea If there is a major disaster or there is turmoil in North Korea, I am afraid that North Korea will still be in chaos.”

"There are so many little monsters in this country."

Mao Wenlong snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "It's such a small land. It's not as big as Liaodong. There are quite a lot of scandals. Looking at the future, this North Korea should belong to me, the Ming Dynasty... …”

"enough."

Sun Chengzong interrupted, his eyes fixed on the map, and he said calmly: "Let's not talk about these irrelevant things. Let's talk about the military rations and salaries that will be received in the near future. How is the handover from North Korea?"

"Return to the Master."

Liang Zhiyuan glanced at Mao Wenlong, then raised his hand and bowed to Sun Chengzong: "All the military rations required by our army have been delivered and distributed to various places. However, the payment of wages has not been completed. Only 200 million taels have been handed over, and there are more than million taels." The least is mottled silver.”

"How could this be?"

Sun Chengzong frowned and said: "The salary to be delivered this time, if I remember correctly, should be 500 million taels, which will be used to increase the needs of firecrackers, artillery, etc. In order to deal with this batch of firearms and ordnance, I also specially I wrote a memorial and hurriedly returned it to Beijing for coordination with the Shaofu and other officials. If the North Korean side does this, it will affect the frontline war situation! "

"Yes."

Mao Wenlong followed closely and said: "Didn't the North Korean royal family issue bonds in Gyeonggi Province? I will remember that it was 800 million taels. How come 200 million taels are handed over now? If this is the case, how can we fight the battle on the front line? North Korea Does the royal family want to drive away the Jianlu? "

"Why don't you want to?"

Liang Zhiyuan sighed softly, "Not long ago, Li Erzhan came to the front line from Gyeonggi Province. He came on the order of the King of Korea and wanted to discuss the war against the Japanese with the lord minister."

Sun Chengzong narrowed his eyes slightly.

Li Erzhan rushed to the front line in Pyongyang. He was afraid that Li Shi, Nan Yixing and other North Korean civil and military officials wanted to see him to discuss the situation on the front line. He did not meet him in person, but asked Mao Wenlong, the chief military officer of Dongjiang Town, to meet him, but they did not get him. I wanted it, so I came here specially.

Regardless of the fact that in the early days of Jianlu's invasion of North Korea, Li Shi, Nan Yixing and others performed extremely well. In addition, their official positions under North Korea were not low, which gave them high reputation and status in the court.

But this does not mean that they are qualified to meet Sun Chengzong! !
Who is Sun Chengzong?

A cabinet scholar was ordered to aid the DPRK in fighting against the Japanese invaders. Even if the Korean King Li Hui saw him in person, he would respectfully shout to the envoy. However, Sun Chengzong represented the Ming Dynasty, the suzerain country.

When Mao Wenlong was asked to meet with Li Shi and Nan Yixing, it was Sun Chengzong who considered the face of the Korean royal family. Otherwise, it would not be impossible to send a deputy chief military officer to meet them. "Mao Wenlong."

"The general is here!"

Hearing Sun Chengzong's voice, Mao Wenlong immediately cupped his fists and shouted.

"You go and meet him."

Sun Chengzong thought for a moment, stretched out his hand and said to Mao Wenlong: "Although Li Erzhan has a lot of power in the government, he is still involved in the government affairs as the king of Guangchang Prefecture. When he meets Li Erzhan, I don't want him to It happens again.”

"promise!"

Mao Wenlong responded immediately.

But Mao Wenlong didn't take it seriously.

It seems that the chief minister does not want to look good on the North Korean royal family.

Seeing this scene, Liang Zhiyuan secretly thought in his heart that if he really wanted to give a good look, he would not send Mao Wenlong. After all, when he met with Li Shi, Nan Yixing and the others, Li Shi and the others only asked about the upcoming battle and whether they could do it as soon as possible. There was a fight, but Mao Wenlong said, how about you guys go in?

With just this sentence, Li Shi and the others were choked and didn't know how to respond.

As for Mao Wenlong, he immediately asked Li Shi and others to ask for more young men to fill the border. Many of the military rations consumed in the DPRK were to feed the young North Koreans.

The construction of ports on the sea frontier, the preparation of various arteries, the excavation of various front lines...these heavy tasks are all done by the young men of Korea without exception. The athletes of the Ming Dynasty who aided Korea and resisted the invaders, regardless of whether they were warriors, Or the new recruits didn't do these errands.

Not to mention that after Jeju Island was taken over by the Ming Dynasty, all the ships that stopped at Jeju Island and the ships that stationed there were all taken over by the navy.

Previously, when it was necessary to pay money to lease a port on Jeju Island, the North Korean capital was very reluctant. Since this is the attitude, well, everything will be done business!
It is true that the Ming Dynasty is the suzerain state of North Korea, and it has the obligation and responsibility to assist North Korea. However, all the expenses during this period must be borne by North Korea.

It is absolutely impossible and unrealistic to imagine having prostitutes for free like in the past.

This is the rule established by Zhu Youxiao.

How we want to fight the Korean War actually does not depend on the Ming Dynasty, but on the Korean royal family and the so-called high-level officials. If they can honestly spend money and food to speed up sea trade between the two countries, then the Ming Dynasty will aid Korea. If the army should duel with Jianlu, then they should duel. After all, they paid real money.

But if you want to play tricks on Daming, then go ahead. Daming is not the one who is anxious anyway.

"Have you gotten in touch with Jin Jingrui?"

Ok?
Liang Zhiyuan, who was thinking about it, had not yet reacted. He was stabbed by Mao Wenlong again, and then Liang Zhiyuan reacted.

"Have you gotten in touch with Jin Jingrui?"

Sun Chengzong was also good-tempered and didn't care what Liang Zhiyuan was thinking and asked again.

"Getting in touch."

Liang Zhiyuan hurriedly bowed and said, "But this person has a lot of grievances. Although the hidden stake sent by our army has met this person, his attitude is very tough."

"Did the hidden pile come back safely?"

Sun Chengzong thought for a while, then turned to look at Liang Zhiyuan.

"Yes."

Liang Zhiyuan nodded.

"Then let's get in touch again."

Sun Chengzong thought for a moment, frowned and said: "I have a grudge against the North Korean royal family, but I have no grudge against the Ming Dynasty. I told Jin Jingrui that as long as he is willing to change his ways, the Ming Dynasty will wash away the injustice he suffered in North Korea." It’s unfair, Ming Dynasty will give him justice!”

"Pivot, is it necessary to go to such great trouble with this person?"

Liang Zhiyuan said a little puzzled.

"You do not understand."

Sun Chengzong shook his head and said: "This person's status in the government is not low, especially the relationship between this person and Liu Chenglong is not ordinary. If this person can be corrected, he will not only have a reaction to the subsequent war situation, but even control the future." Living in coastal areas will also have unexpected effects.”

When talking about this, Sun Chengzong frowned slightly.

In the war to aid Korea and resist the Japanese, it was not only difficult to fight against the Japanese, but also to mediate with the Korean royal family. It was also difficult to control the important coastal areas of North Korea in the future.

The reason why Sun Chengzong attaches great importance to this matter is inseparable from one thing, that is, the people in the Thirteenth Bank of Tianjin have begun to take root in the Incheon Protectorate under the jurisdiction of Gyeonggi Province. Among the military rations provided by the Korean royal family to the Ming army aiding Korea , some of which were purchased from Tianjin Thirteenth Bank.

Even the bonds issued by the North Korean royal family in Gyeonggi Province, the Tianjin Thirteenth Bank also purchased a batch of them. It was not much, only two million taels. After going around and around, the Tianjin Thirteenth Bank's overseas agency was in The Incheon Protectorate has established a firm foothold and is even active in the Korean capital.

Sun Chengzong didn't care about the Thirteen Elements of Tianjin, but he cared about the meaning behind it. This was the emperor's way of expressing his attitude. Things that had been decreed by the emperor in the past must be implemented without compromise!
(End of this chapter)